Search for my tongue Flashcards
1
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You.. I ask you
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Direct address engages the reader
2
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Two tongues in your mouth
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Metaphor stresses the difficulty of her situation
3
Q
Mother tongue … foreign tongue
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Contrasts each other linking to her identity
4
Q
Rot, rot and die
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Imagery of death links to her identity
5
Q
Spit it out
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Repetition and harsh consonant represent her battle
6
Q
Grows.. grows… grows
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Repetition
7
Q
Stump… shoot… veins… bud … bud… blossoms
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Floral imagery of life which contrasts to the earlier battle
8
Q
But overnight while I dream
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Volta which indicates triumph in the battle
9
Q
3 stanzas
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Visualises the mother language coming back
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